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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists security building addresses for Chicago and Washington bureaus with partial street details and numbers, reading like a placeholder address list rather than a full article.
East Oregonian reports on calls for a graduated land tax to curb land monopoly in Umatilla county and eastern Oregon. Prominent citizens urge a tax plan that would double the tax on the second section of wheat land and rise 300 percent on the third section to attract new settlers and promote home ownership.
The forestry department warns that in 36 years all timber in the western mountains could be gone if unaddressed. Loss of forests would collapse stream sources and irrigation for California and Oregon, threatening settlements and the region’s future.
A Sunset Magazine article by A. A. Storting, chief forester of the Pennsylvania Railroad, urges states to form forestry departments and irrigation commissions and to study denudation seriously. He warns timber supplies will deplete and supports government and state forestry over private, speculative efforts.
The piece highlights Pendleton academy teaching housekeeping and cookery to young women, pairing practical training with literary and ornamental studies. It recounts Jacob Riis’s “Making of an American,” and a mother’s influence on a rising author as his fame grows, illustrated by his son’s remark about his father’s fame.
The Portland business men on a five day journey through Oregon to Idaho covered 300 miles from Portland to Huntington and reflected on Oregon's undeveloped future. They noted the east and west coasts differ in scale and argued that development could turn Portland into the Pacific coast’s greatest commercial center with energy capital and public spirit.
The East Oregonian highlights Pendleton schools offering extensive useful girdles for country pupils. Pendleton High School and the business college provide a commercial course that can lead to a lasting profession in a short time. Demand for bookkeepers stenographers and typists is high for both men and women.
A letter argues that opening the Southern Pacific land grant in Oregon to homeseekers at 2.50 an acre would provide work for the railroad and absorb a flood of settlers. The writer laments distractions from public issues and urges a clear focus on practical gains.
A poetic fragment by Charit A. Pitt titled Under the Blossoms of May, describing a silent town after death with imagery of sunlit streets, marble shafts, and a peaceful, dreamlike hush. It evokes memory, night, and a city’s repose under springtime blossoms.
Highlights list birthdays and deaths of historical figures across centuries. Events include Rouget de Lisle birth in 1760 and Asa Packer death in 1879, plus milestones like the 1810 Georgetown agricultural exhibition, 1876 Centennial opening, and the 1297 Bell Telephone case ruling, with scattered dates and brief notes.
May 15 17 Montana Interscholastic meet Misnoula May 17 Mase Meeting Pendleton M E Church May 24 Oregon state grange Hood River May 24 25 Caledonian annual picnic Athena June 4 7 Washington state grange Lynden June 7 8 Pioneers reunion Weston June 10 Oregon Pioneers association Portland July 4 7 I P U national convention Spokane July 10 16 International Christian Endeavor Seattle July 16 20 Grand Lodge Bika Philadelphia July 9 13 Knights Templar conclave Saratoga N Y
Bob Burdette weighs in on whether a Christian may dance. He says yes a Christian may dance, but dancing does not define a Christian. He cautions against hypocrisy and warns readers not to confuse religious identity with dancing, urging kindness toward enemies.
James Bryce, aged sixty nine, British ambassador to the United States, born Belfast May 10 1838. He studied at Glasgow Trinity College and Oxford, entered politics in 1879, served as secretary of state for foreign affairs, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, later on the board of trade, and authored notable works including American Commonwealth.
A poetic fragment contrasts an eagle and a dove with imagery of home and heaven. The piece ends with a quip on profit turning a mistake into success, noting that a profitable error ceases to be a mistake.
A bar and billiard room are described as connected spaces located about three blocks from Depota. The listing notes proximity to the town center and potential for combined use.
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